"With a budget of $160 million (£123 million), the movie based on the hit video game series only made $430 million worldwide (£332 million).
Over half of that figure was made in China, which saved the film from completely flopping thanks to the devoted community of fans.
Even with success in the East the movie will make a $30-40 million (£23-30 million) loss due to substantial advertising.
Plans for a follow up are in danger with suggestions a sequel would be focused on the China fans rather than the American market."
Originally posted by Kazenji
Good joke.....any more of them?
No joke.
“Warcraft,” the big-budget summer-movie flop, secured a streaming-rights deal in China that some in Hollywood think could signal the start of a new revenue opportunity. Beijing-based online video network PPTV paid about $24 million for post-theatrical rights in China to the movie, which it will offer for online viewing, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal amount is believed to more than twice the previous peak-price for a single movie in the market. China has a nascent market for the streaming and video-on-demand services that have proliferated in the U.S. and allow studios to sell a movie several times: first in theaters, and then on multiple platforms that consumers use at home.
Originally posted by Dreampanther
"With a budget of $160 million (£123 million), the movie based on the hit video game series only made $430 million worldwide (£332 million).Over half of that figure was made in China, which saved the film from completely flopping thanks to the devoted community of fans.
Even with success in the East the movie will make a $30-40 million (£23-30 million) loss due to substantial advertising.
Plans for a follow up are in danger with suggestions a sequel would be focused on the China fans rather than the American market."
a sequel will prolly happen